Despite starting the 2023 season with elevated hopes, the St. Louis Cardinals are currently struggling, languishing at the bottom of the National League Central. In an offseason move designed to replace Yadier Molina, the team brought on catcher Willson Contreras. However, the season hasn't unfolded as expected. Recently, Contreras openly discussed his experience with the Cardinals, as reported by Derrick Goold of stltoday

As of Tuesday's matches, the St. Louis Cardinals hold a record of 55-71, positioning them at the bottom of the National League Central standings. Their deficit from the top spot is a considerable 13.5 games, while they lag behind the fourth-positioned Pirates by a margin of 1.5 games. This decline is astonishing, especially for a franchise with a rich history and a recent division victory just last year. A recent post from MLB Now's social media account states that the Cardinals are currently on track to achieve something they haven't experienced since 1990: finishing in the last place.

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When asked the best way to watch Barbenheimer, the St. Louis Cardinals had varying opinions from not knowing what the reference even was to suggesting you watch all three Lord of the Rings movies instead. Jeff Jones again with the diligent reporting in this great Twitter thread (or whatever Twitter is now).

On July 21, 2012, a single inning proved the difference between the Cardinals and Cubs. It just turned out to be one heck of an inning.

Even before Chicago Cubs left-hander Glendon Rusch threw the game’s first pitch to St. Louis Cardinals leadoff batter Tony Womack, tensions were high in Wrigley Field.

Terry Pendleton had to admit that as he took part in Cardinals’ batting practice prior to his first major league game, he was nervous.

The same day the Cardinals lost one of the best pitchers in franchise history, another claimed his 3,000th strikeout victim.

On July 16, 1935, as he accepted the Sporting News 1934 National League Most Valuable Player trophy, Dizzy Dean took the opportunity to win over the fans once again following a brief controversy regarding an exhibition game in Illinois.